{"id":6132,"date":"2024-05-05T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/?p=6132"},"modified":"2024-05-05T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:45:51","slug":"five-cheap-eats-near-hunter-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/2024\/05\/five-cheap-eats-near-hunter-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Cheap Eats Near Hunter College"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you hungry and don\u2019t know where to eat around Hunter College on a budget? No one wants to walk all the way to First Avenue, where all the cheap options are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some of your best options, according to hungry Hunter students:<\/span><\/p>\n

Spot #1 Korean Express\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want something different from American fast food, why not try Korean? Korean Express, at 807 Lexington Ave., has a variety of food options and is affordable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A rice bowl with chicken teriyaki over rice for $13.95, but they have many other options, like starters that are from $5 to $10 dollars, Kimbop at $10, Pajeon, which runs between $15 to $19, Dbukoki from $14 to $17, and Bibimbap at $15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a good distance from school and there’s a <\/span>good variety of foods,\u201d said Irwin Mok, a junior majoring in Media Studies. \u201cIt is one of my favorites.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mok said he would normally spend $11 to $14, and he varies between the different lunch specials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spot #2 Terry and Yaki food truck<\/b><\/p>\n

Terry and Yaki food truck is a halal Asian Kitchen. They are known for their various and different bowls of Asian cuisine that are affordable and they do have a selection of canned drinks and bottled water. This food truck is located on Lexington Avenue and 68th, a minute walk from the campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s close by, I like the food itself\u00a0 and the customer service is also good,\u201dsaid <\/span>Lynara Richards, a junior majoring in general Media Studies. \u201cI get the fried chicken with the rice and kale and it comes with shredded carrots.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Other choices include, Yaki rice bowl, Terry salad bowl, Vegan tofu bowl, loaded sweet potato fries and Sirloin streak bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students usually spend between $12 to $15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spot #3 Chipotle<\/b><\/p>\n

Chipotle Mexican Grill, at 1153 3rd Ave., is a good place for a bowl or burrito if you want fast casual Mexican food without spending too much. Walk down east 68th and turn left on Third Avenue and between east 68th and 67th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Chipotle has different nutritional qualities,\u201d said Moesha Gabriel, a junior majoring in Media Studies. \u201cI get a burrito bowl with two tortillas to make two burritos. I usually have my own drink or drink water.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

She spends around $12 to $15 without buying a drink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spot #4 The Pho Lexington<\/b><\/p>\n

The Pho Lexington is a Vietnamese restaurant that is a six minute walk from Hunter College. They offer a variety of options from Pho Noodle Soup, Vermicelli Noodles, Banh Mi, and rice dishes. This is located at <\/span>788 Lexington Ave.<\/span>, between 61st and 62nd Streets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Pho Lexington actually has pretty reasonably priced food. It’s definitely probably my favorite in the area.\u201d said Gabrielle Barrow, a junior in Media Studies. \u201cI usually get the banh mi and the Thai iced tea which comes up to about $15.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Expect to spend about $10 to $20 at Pho Lexington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spot #5 Gong Cha\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Gong Cha is known to always be filled with Hunter students<\/span>,<\/span> who really love boba. However, they don\u2019t only sell boba, as they also have food options, such as you can build0-your-own poke bowl and signature poke bowls, including one that is made with spicy ahi, sesame ginger chicken and spicy salmon etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

Located across street from the Thomas Hunter building and close to the Shakespeare and Co. book store, students can expect to spend less than $20 for lunch at Gong Cha, at <\/span>925 Lexington Ave<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s affordable for a large portion, and it\u2019s always chill,\u201d said Vero Barraza,\u00a0 a senior majoring in Media Studies and German Studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Are you hungry and don\u2019t know where to eat around Hunter College on a budget? No one wants to walk all the way to First Avenue, where all the cheap options are.\u00a0 Here are some of your best options, according to hungry Hunter students: Spot #1 Korean Express\u00a0 If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,324],"tags":[616],"class_list":["post-6132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-student-life","tag-foodaroundcampus-studentlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6132"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6265,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6132\/revisions\/6265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brie.hunter.cuny.edu\/hunterathenian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}